The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-28
THE STATE PRESS.
1t Still Continues to Denounce the Wrongs Per-
petrated by the Revolutionary Democracy.

Madison Courier: Speaker Sayre writes like
q buzz saw.
cratic mismanagement would bankrupt the
State.
Hartford City Times: The Hill and Gray
boom in Indiana may be described as being of
the sickly and dyspeptic variety.
Wabash Plain Dealer: The people of Indiana
will not soon forget the Democratic revolution
lists. They've got EN- on the list
Lebanon Patriot: The Democratic postmas-
ter of Plainfeld, it is reported, has been found |
with some OF "his money out Of town"
Terre Haure Express: The Republicans in In |
diana have never for one moment recognized Mr.. |
TURTLES claims, which are invalid as those Of |
Smith.
Speaker Sayre is failure. He hasn't failed tt
be thorn il the flesh of the Democratic party |
OF Indiana. at all events.
North Manchester Journal: Green Smith is
the favorite of his party, OF that there IS no |
doubt But that they will lack the nerve to
put his name on their next State ticket is as |
certain
Versailles Republican: Turpie will find it
easier to get the Endorsement of Democratic
bulldozing State Senate headed by usurper
Smith. than it will be to get seat in the United
States Senate
Liberty Herald: Usurpation and defiance of
law will be very poor cards to make campaign
upon. Yet the Democratic party of Indiana will
have little else 60 before the people with in the
next campaign.
Anderson Herald: AS the large proportion of In
diana Democrats are Democrats for revenue only,
may EXPECT the curses against Cleveland to
increase in force and volume now that he has
thrown the State overheard.
Xenia Journal: Governor Gray suggests the
aban donment of the southern prison. 1t seems
that the prison was long since abandoned to the
pillage of gang of thieves who should have
been in cOnvcts garb long ago.
Fort Wayne Gazette: Indiana is now enrolled
among the Republican States. and she will re
main SO for years to come. The Democratic ras.
cality that has been unearthed has taught the
people lesson that will not soon be forgotten.
Lawrence Mail: The wind which was sown in
the Indiana Senate. at its recent session. will be
reaped a whirlwind at the next general cleo
tiou-a whriwind which will sweep the Demo
cratic party out of the high places it has dis
graced
that undertakes to carry the load of the Demo-
cratic record of high handed crimes against popu-
lar government. and law, and order in the cam
paign Of 1888, will find it too heavy to be borne
to victory.
Upton Advocates: Senator voorhees, saws that
"politcs trifling just now, and that there is
serious issue between the parties" Surely
the gentleman has not observed the political
situation of his own State Politics not
trifling in Indiana.
right to vote for Senator the ground that he
State Senator. He draws his warrant for
the pay of Lieutenant governor This may raise
an interesting question for Green to answer and
for the Democracy to consider
Richmond Palladium: The late Legislature and
its acts will undoubtedly be fruitful theme of
discussion for the next year or two. but if any
paper hopes to satisfactorily settle it before the
people get chance to put their feet upon it it is
doomed to disappointment.
Tv.AI
that is sublime. the Indianapolis Sentinel now
claims that it WAS the first paper in the State
to come out and demand immediate and radical
publication of the southern prison." Again we
ask the brand of whisky that man drinks
Petersburg Press: If the action of Green
Smith and his aiders and abettors is sustained
by the people, it will be used in the future by
INSCRIPTIONS politicians to set aside the will of
the people, as expressed at the ballOt-b box when
1t runs counter to their selfish and criminal
measures
Winchester Herald: A Democrat. on being
asked few days ago how the late crookedness
| of that party would effect the election, replied:
''That if the election should take place now
| we would be beaten out of our boots; but by
November they will forget all save that they are
Democrats"
| Plymouth Republican: If a Democratic ma
jority in the State Senate overthrow the will
of the people of the great State of Indiana what
| are they not able to do. and why will not all
elections of the future, which unsatisfactory
| to them, be dealt with in the same manner and
all elections become mere farce?
| Richmond Palladium: strong point in favor
| OF the belief that there something like cor
rupton as we'll as conspiracy in the attempt to
make Turpie United States Senator, is found in
| the fact that Senator Sellers was promised the
4 district attorneyshp and Senator Bailey the
| deputyship in case Turpie was elected.
Shelbvville Republican, It appears that Green
Smith owes the State 81 overdrawn salary, and
| it is suggested that Attorney general Kitchener
sue the varet before Justice of the peace for
! the recovery of the amount If he could get q
Judgment and sell Smiths cheek for old brass he
/ could recover more than enough to reimburse
| the State.
New Albany Public Press DEM: The North
| Vernon Sun, owned by NJ Grubbs and run by
| Green Smith. lntltnates that certain Democrats
are liable to land in the Republican party If
Green Smi,hsm is to dictate to and control the
Democratic organization, large majority of
honest Democrats may be compelled, for
| decencys sake. to leave the Democratic ranks,
60 to Canada, or do something else desperate
Richmond Palladium: 1t is disgraceful that
| in times of profound peace and general pros
perity the State debt, that had been nearly wiped
| out in times of war in addition to bearing the
| extraordinary expenses of the period,
should be constantly and rapidly increasing,
| amounting already to millions; but it is more
| disgraceful that the Democratic party has pro-
posed no adequate remedy. but suggests only
new bonds and larger Indebtedness.
| Goshen Times: If the Democrats do not
! nominate a man for Governor who can defend
| the Democratic Senate for refusing to recognize
Colonel Robertson Lieutenant governor after
being elected by the people, their ticket will
| stand no ghost of chance to be elected: and if
they nominate a man who approves of the action
of the Senate it will be worse yet for the party.
Let them nominate Green Smith aud thus bring
the usurpation act fairly and squarely before the
people.
} Michigan City Enterprise: The Indianapolis
News in several labored editorials, lately, more
or less defends the usurpation outrage of Green
Smith, on the assumption that Knight makes
right" Smith had managed, through fraud and
a system of bulldozng, 20 get into the Leuten
ant-governor's seat and hence the Republican,